Pocket ornament



Nov. 15, 1938. V JASPERSQN 2,136,691

POCKET ORNAMENT Filed May 24', 1938 Fred fir/gap 62290 7;

INVENTOR ATTORNEYS Patented Nov. 15, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 7Claims.

My invention relates to pocket decoration and includes among its objectsand advantages the provision of a novel ornament in the nature of apocket handkerchief of the form usually carried in the breast pocket ofthe coat.

In the accompanying drawing:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a portion of a coat showing my inventionapplied to the breast pocket thereof;

Fig. 2 is an elevational view of the ornament with certain parts brokenaway for the sake of clearness;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional View along the line 33 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a perspective view showing some of the parts separated for thepurpose of illustration;

Fig. 5 is an elevational view of another form with a portion removed forthe sake of clearness; and i Fig. 6 is an enlarged sectional view alongthe line B--6 of Fig. 5.

In the embodiment selected to illustrate my invention, the ornamentcomprises a plurality of wings I0, I2 and I4 of progressively shorterproportions. Each wing includes converging edges I6 and I8 intersectingto provide points 28 so that when the wings are assembled according toFig. 2, they will take the form of a handkerchief folded to be carriedin the pocket 22.

Referring to Fig. 3, the wings I0, I2 and I4 include stiffening elements24, 26 and 28, respectively, each of which is covered on its outer facewith suitable cloth or other finishing material 30. In each wing thecloth is folded back upon its respective stiffening element, as at 32 inFig. 4, and attached thereto by a suitable cement or glue. Stifieningelement 24 is slotted at 34 to align with a similar slot 36 in thestiffening element 26. A pin 38 extends through the slots 34 and 36 andthrough an opening 48 in the stiffening element 28. One end of the pin38 carries a head 42 located between the cloth 30 and the stiffeningelement 24. On the opposite endof the pin 38 I secure a washer 44 whichlies between the stiffening element 28 and a cover 46 which isadhesively secured to the cloth areas 32 on the element 28.

Stifiening element 26 is provided with a slot 48 aligned with a slot 50in the stifiening element 28. A pin 52 extends through the aligned slots48 and 50 and through an opening 54 in the stiffening element 24. Thehead 56 on the pin 52 lies between the stiffening element 24 and itscloth 30 while the opposite end of the pin carries a washer 58 lyingbetween the stiffening element 28 and the covering 46.

Fig. 4 illustrates the stiffening element 26 as being provided with aU-shaped spring 68. The bight 62 of the spring lies adjacent the backface 5 of the stiffening element and the legs of the spring are passedthrough openings 64 in the element and bent to extend downwardlyadjacent the cloth 38 on that element. The lower ends of the legs arebent to provide loops 68 and 68 through which the pins 38 and 52,respectively, are inserted. Loops 66 and 68 normally lie at the innerends of the slots 38 and 48.

In operation, the spring is effective on the pins 38 and 52 for holdingthe wings I0, I2 and I4 in the. positions of Figs. 2 and 3. Fig. 3illustrates the pins 38 and 52 as lying at the inner ends of the slots36 and 48 of the stiffening element! 26. The width of the ornament whenviewed according to Fig. 2 may be shortened by applying pressure againstthe outer ends of the wings I0 and I4. When pressed in this manner, thelegs of the spring 60 will be flexed toward each other. Such flexing isbrought about because of the snug fitting relation between the pin 38and the opening 40 and between the pin 52 and the opening 54. Slots 34and 35 and 48 and 50 accommodate relative movement of the pins 38 and 52as the spring is being flexed.

With the wings III, I2 and I4 in the normal position of Fig. 2, thewidth of the unit is considerably wider than the width of a normalpocket 22. In application, the width of the ornament is narrowed byapplying pressure to the wings I8 and I4, and the ornament is theninserted in the pocket 22. The edges of the wings I0 and I4 are notchedat III to provide irregularities which effectively hold the ornament inplace when pressed against the limits of the pocket 22. When theornament is inserted according to Fig. l, the tapered areas of the wingsI0, I2 and I4 present a neat and orderly appearance in the form of ahandkerchief folded for decorating purposes. After insertion, the spring60 urges the wings apart to press them firmly against the limits of thepocket 22. The pressure of the spring is such as to effectively hold theornament in position so as to be restrained from accidentaldisplacement.

Figs. 5 and 6 illustrate a slightly different 50 form of ornament madeup of wings I2 and 14. These wings are covered in the same manner as thewings previously described and include similar stifiening elements 16and I8. The pin passes through an opening 82 in 55 the element 16 andthrough a slot 84 in the element 18. Pin 86 passes through an opening 88in the stiffening element 18 and through a slot 90 in the stifieningelement 16. A U-shaped spring 92 has its ends looped at 84 forconnection with the pins 80 and 86 and is positioned between the twowings. It will thus be seen that pressure applied to the ends of thewings l2 and 14 will flex the spring outwardly and that when the wingsare released, the spring will urge the wings outwardly for increasingthe width of the ornament, thus operating in the same manner as theornament previously described.

Without further elaboration, the foregoing will so fully explain myinvention that others may, by applying current knowledge, readily adaptthe same for use under various conditions of service.

I claim:

1. A pocket ornament comprising a plurality of wings movably related,means for holding the wings in assembled relation, and tensioning meansfor urging the wings into holding relation with the walls of a pocket.

2 A pocket ornament comprising a plurality of wings arranged partly inoverlapping relation,

. said wings being slotted and pins extending ment therebetween, andspring means cooperable with the pins of said pin and slot means forurging some of theiwings into pressure relation with the walls of apocket.

4. A pocket ornament comprising three wings arranged partly inoverlapping relation, one wing including a slot and an opening, thesecond wing including a pair of slots, the third wing includinga slotand an opening, a pin passing through the slot in the first wing oneofthe slots in the second wing and the opening in the third wing,

a pin passing through the opening in the first wing through the otherslot in the second wing and through the slot in the third wing, andspring means cooperable with said pins for urging two of the wings intopressure relation with the walls of a pocket.

5. A pocket ornament comprising a pair of wings arranged partly inoverlapping relation, one wing including a slot and an opening, theother wing including an opening and a slot, a pin passing through theslot in the first wing and through the opening in the second wing, a pinpassing through the opening in the first wing and through the slot inthe second wing, and spring means cooperable with said pins for urgingthe wings into pressure relation with the Walls of a pocket.

6. A pocket ornament comprising three wings arranged partly inoverlapping relation, one wing including a slot and an opening, thesecond Wing including a pair of slots, the third wing including a slotand an opening, a pin passing through the slot in the first wing one ofthe slots in the second wing and the opening in the third wing, a pinpassing through the opening in the first wing through the other slot inthe second wing and through the slot in the third wing, and spring meanscooperable with said pins for urging two of the wings into pressurerelation with the walls of a pocket, some of said wings havingirregularities for engaging the walls of the pocket.

7. A pocket ornament comprising a pair of wings arranged partly inoverlapping relation, one wing including a slot and an opening, the

other wing including an opening and a slot, a

pin passinglthrough the slot in the first wing and through the openingin the second wing, a pin passing through the opening in the first wingand through the slot in the second wing, and spring means cooperablewith said pins for urging the wings into pressure relation with thewalls of a pocket, said wings having irregularities for engaging thewalls of the pocket.

FRED F. JASPERSON.

